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Monroeville AL Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, June 19, 2017MONROEVILLE — Joseph B. “Joe” Gravenhorst, 79, of Monroeville, passed away Friday evening, June 16, 2017, in Twilight Gardens Nursing Home, Norwalk, following a brief illness.He was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Norwalk and was a 1956 graduate of Monroeville High School. Joe was a U.S Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era. After 30 years of employment, he retired as Superintendent of Utilities from the Village of Monroeville in 1996.Joe was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he had served on the church council and served as a church usher; the Holy Name Society, where he had served as secretary; Knights of Columbus, St. John Newman Chapter 1117, American Legion Post 547. He also had served on the Monroeville Village Council, Huron County Fair Board and was a life member of the Norwalk Eagles. Joe was also a former member of the Huron County Joint Fire District, Huron County Bank softball team and Monroeville Merchant baseball team.He is survived by one sister, Rita Leber of Toledo; two b...
Monday, March 27, 2017Sandusky, passed away late Wednesday evening, March 22, 2017, in The Meadows at Osborn Park following a brief illness.She was born March 3, 1944, in Norwalk and was a 1962 graduate of Monroeville High School.Sue Ann enjoyed arts and crafts and was a loyal Cleveland Indians fan.She is survived by three daughters, Lisa (Tim) Wendel of Akron, Tina (Marc) Austin and Catherine (Joseph) Ponton, both of Sandusky; eight grandchildren, Ashley (Tom), Anita, Justin, Kevin (Tabby), Marc, Dustin, Amanda and Michael; 10 great-grandchildren plus one on the way; nieces, nephews and other relatives.She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, in 2009; her parents, Charles and Mary (Parcher) Milkie; one sister, Marilyn Herner; and one brother, Larry Milkie.Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, March 26, and from 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, until time of funeral service at 11 a.m. in Pfeil Funeral Home, Sandusky Chapel, 617 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. The Rev. Lenore Kure will officiate. Burial will be in Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.Memorial contributions may be made to The Meadows at Osborn Park, 3916 E. Perkins Ave., Huron, OH 44839; or Cancer Services, 505 E. Perkins Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870.Con...
Monday, January 16, 2017Louisiana under the direction of Broussard’s Mortuary in Silsbee. Survivors include her husband, Joe Rayburn; children, Debbie Vashaw and husband Clifford of Silsbee, Cathy Bellows and husband Tom of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Steve Rayburn and wife Jackie of Beach City, Texas, Bruce Rayburn and wife Cathy of Chesterfield, Virginia and Craig Rayburn and wife Denise Ormand of Lake Charles, Louisiana; and 14 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.Rate this article: ...
Monday, January 09, 2017Friday at A.H. Peters Funeral Home, 20705 Mack Avenue at Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 1950 Sand Hill Road, Monroeville, OH 44847.The family has suggested memorial contributions be directed to St. Peter Lutheran Church.
Monday, October 10, 2016Corrections A corrections officer and decorated veteran has died after he was assaulted and stabbed by an inmate earlier this month, Alabama Department of Corrections announced.Kenneth Bettis, 44, of Monroeville, succumbed to his injuries at 5:35 p.m. on Friday at the University of South Alabama Hospital in Mobile. Officials said family members were at Bettis' bedside when he passed away. They are receiving emotional support from ADOC's Critical Incident Stress Management Team and chaplains.Inmate Cleveland Cunningham stabbed Bettis at the dining hall in Atmore's William C. Holman Correctional Facility on Sept. 1. Prison officials report Cunningham stabbed Bettis in retaliation for being denied an extra tray of food during the afternoon meal.Bettis has been a corrections officer at Holman since 2009. Corrections Commission Jeff Dunn extended the department's condolences to Bettis' family."Officer Bettis was known among his colleagues as a firm, but fair corrections officer, and was highly respected for his work ethic and dedicated service to his profession," Dunn said.Cunningham was charged with attempted murder after he assaulted the officer. That charge will be upgraded to murder, officials said. The inmate was sentenced to 20 years fo...
Monday, July 25, 2016My oldest son is very much like my father was,” Puntel said. “He has that mathematical mind.”Roger L. Rueckl of Washington Township died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Monroeville's ManorCare Health Services of complications from dementia. He was 83.Mr. Rueckl was born Feb. 6, 1933, in Luxemburg, Wis., the son of the late Edmund A. and Verna Miller Rueckl. Mr. Rueckl served as an Army clerk on U.S. soil during the Korean War, and used the GI Bill to pay for college at the University of Wisconsin. After graduating, he and his wife, Joan, moved to Monroeville so he could work as a metallurgic engineer for U.S. Steel.He left the job in 1985 to own and operate a metallurgic consulting firm, Reserve Technology, until he retired in 2010. Mr. Rueckl held 12 patents related to steel manufacturing.When he wasn't working, Mr. Rueckl enjoyed woodworking and collecting antique clocks. His daughters said his collection included clocks dating to 1790 and many from the 1800s.He loved to travel and visited 47 states, Canada and Mexico, family members said.Mary Rueckl said one of her father's fondest memories was a nine-week road trip their family took in the summer of 1973. The family of seven and a dog traversed 40 states with a travel trailer.“He said it was the best trip he ever took,” his daughter said. “I marveled he could pull that off.”She was greatly impacted by the way Mr. Rueckl raised her and her siblings, Mary Rueckl said.“He was tough. He taught his four daughters to be very independent, for us to think for ourselves, figure things out,” she said. “He was very loving, but he really strived for us to be self-s...
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Monday, June 19, 2017MONROEVILLE — Joseph B. “Joe” Gravenhorst, 79, of Monroeville, passed away Friday evening, June 16, 2017, in Twilight Gardens Nursing Home, Norwalk, following a brief illness.He was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Norwalk and was a 1956 graduate of Monroeville High School. Joe was a U.S Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era. After 30 years of employment, he retired as Superintendent of Utilities from the Village of Monroeville in 1996.Joe was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he had served on the church council and served as a church usher; the Holy Name Society, where he had served as secretary; Knights of Columbus, St. John Newman Chapter 1117, American Legion Post 547. He also had served on the Monroeville Village Council, Huron County Fair Board and was a life member of the Norwalk Eagles. Joe was also a former member of the Huron County Joint Fire District, Huron County Bank softball team and Monroeville Merchant baseball team.He is survived by one sister, Rita Leber of Toledo; two b...
Monday, March 27, 2017Sandusky, passed away late Wednesday evening, March 22, 2017, in The Meadows at Osborn Park following a brief illness.She was born March 3, 1944, in Norwalk and was a 1962 graduate of Monroeville High School.Sue Ann enjoyed arts and crafts and was a loyal Cleveland Indians fan.She is survived by three daughters, Lisa (Tim) Wendel of Akron, Tina (Marc) Austin and Catherine (Joseph) Ponton, both of Sandusky; eight grandchildren, Ashley (Tom), Anita, Justin, Kevin (Tabby), Marc, Dustin, Amanda and Michael; 10 great-grandchildren plus one on the way; nieces, nephews and other relatives.She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, in 2009; her parents, Charles and Mary (Parcher) Milkie; one sister, Marilyn Herner; and one brother, Larry Milkie.Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, March 26, and from 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, until time of funeral service at 11 a.m. in Pfeil Funeral Home, Sandusky Chapel, 617 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. The Rev. Lenore Kure will officiate. Burial will be in Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.Memorial contributions may be made to The Meadows at Osborn Park, 3916 E. Perkins Ave., Huron, OH 44839; or Cancer Services, 505 E. Perkins Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870.Con...
Monday, January 16, 2017Louisiana under the direction of Broussard’s Mortuary in Silsbee. Survivors include her husband, Joe Rayburn; children, Debbie Vashaw and husband Clifford of Silsbee, Cathy Bellows and husband Tom of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Steve Rayburn and wife Jackie of Beach City, Texas, Bruce Rayburn and wife Cathy of Chesterfield, Virginia and Craig Rayburn and wife Denise Ormand of Lake Charles, Louisiana; and 14 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.Rate this article: ...
Monday, January 09, 2017Friday at A.H. Peters Funeral Home, 20705 Mack Avenue at Vernier Road in Grosse Pointe Woods. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 1950 Sand Hill Road, Monroeville, OH 44847.The family has suggested memorial contributions be directed to St. Peter Lutheran Church.
Monday, October 10, 2016Corrections A corrections officer and decorated veteran has died after he was assaulted and stabbed by an inmate earlier this month, Alabama Department of Corrections announced.Kenneth Bettis, 44, of Monroeville, succumbed to his injuries at 5:35 p.m. on Friday at the University of South Alabama Hospital in Mobile. Officials said family members were at Bettis' bedside when he passed away. They are receiving emotional support from ADOC's Critical Incident Stress Management Team and chaplains.Inmate Cleveland Cunningham stabbed Bettis at the dining hall in Atmore's William C. Holman Correctional Facility on Sept. 1. Prison officials report Cunningham stabbed Bettis in retaliation for being denied an extra tray of food during the afternoon meal.Bettis has been a corrections officer at Holman since 2009. Corrections Commission Jeff Dunn extended the department's condolences to Bettis' family."Officer Bettis was known among his colleagues as a firm, but fair corrections officer, and was highly respected for his work ethic and dedicated service to his profession," Dunn said.Cunningham was charged with attempted murder after he assaulted the officer. That charge will be upgraded to murder, officials said. The inmate was sentenced to 20 years fo...
Monday, July 25, 2016My oldest son is very much like my father was,” Puntel said. “He has that mathematical mind.”Roger L. Rueckl of Washington Township died Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Monroeville's ManorCare Health Services of complications from dementia. He was 83.Mr. Rueckl was born Feb. 6, 1933, in Luxemburg, Wis., the son of the late Edmund A. and Verna Miller Rueckl. Mr. Rueckl served as an Army clerk on U.S. soil during the Korean War, and used the GI Bill to pay for college at the University of Wisconsin. After graduating, he and his wife, Joan, moved to Monroeville so he could work as a metallurgic engineer for U.S. Steel.He left the job in 1985 to own and operate a metallurgic consulting firm, Reserve Technology, until he retired in 2010. Mr. Rueckl held 12 patents related to steel manufacturing.When he wasn't working, Mr. Rueckl enjoyed woodworking and collecting antique clocks. His daughters said his collection included clocks dating to 1790 and many from the 1800s.He loved to travel and visited 47 states, Canada and Mexico, family members said.Mary Rueckl said one of her father's fondest memories was a nine-week road trip their family took in the summer of 1973. The family of seven and a dog traversed 40 states with a travel trailer.“He said it was the best trip he ever took,” his daughter said. “I marveled he could pull that off.”She was greatly impacted by the way Mr. Rueckl raised her and her siblings, Mary Rueckl said.“He was tough. He taught his four daughters to be very independent, for us to think for ourselves, figure things out,” she said. “He was very loving, but he really strived for us to be self-s...
